Large container ships can carry approximately 22,000 boxes called TEUs (Twenty-foot Equivalent Units). Above, the vessel in our featured image has 15,000 containers. In just one of them, you can add 48,000 bananas to the global supply chain. Or, imagine…
As cargo ships become larger, the supply chain benefits of their economies of scale are offset by the externalities they create at ports and beyond.
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